The international pipeline safety expert who last August described Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline as “high risk for a rupture” now says the probability of Line 9 rupturing is “over 90%.” “I do not make the statement ‘high risk for a rupture’ lightly or often. There are serious problems with Line
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DeSmogBlog: New TransCanada Pipeline Plan Dwarfs Keystone XL
TransCanada Corp. announced yesterday they will proceed with plans to create a pipeline capable of shipping 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and tar sands bitumen from western Canada to refineries and ports in Quebec and New Brunswick. Called “Energy East“, this west-to-east pipeline would dwarf the oil
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Kalamazoo Spill Anniversary Raises Concerns About Line 9 Pipeline Integrity
Last week marked the third anniversary of the largest inland oil spill in US history. On July 25th, 2010 a 41-year old Enbridge pipeline in Michigan tore open spewing over three million litres of diluted tar sands bitumen or dilbit from Alberta into the Kalamazoo River and the surrounding area.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Pipeline Deadline: Rushed Review Process for Tar Sands Line 9 Stifles Public Participation
Canadians you will need to brush up on those resume writing skills and sharpen your pencils because it is time to fill out your 10-page applications to get permission to send in your comments about another oil pipeline. And as of Monday, April 15th, you have less than five days
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